Robert G. Morgan (born 1947) is an American former baseball player and coach. As a player at Ohio University (Athens, OH) he was 22-1 in his collegiate history as a pitcher. Robert was then drafted out of Ohio University to the Detroit Tigers. He served as the head baseball coach at the College of Wooster from 1976 to 1981, Kent State University from 1982 to 1983, and Indiana University Bloomington from 1984 to 2005, compiling a career college baseball coaching record of 1074-583-6. Morgan played Minor League Baseball in the Detroit Tigers organization.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 (age 77–78) |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1969 | Ohio |
| 1970 | DeLand Sun Caps |
| 1971 | Lakeland Tigers |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1981 | Wooster |
| 1982–1983 | Kent State |
| 1984–2005 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1074-583–6 |
| Tournaments | B1G: 6–9 NCAA: 10-10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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| Records | |
| Ohio Conference Coach of the Year- [1977,1978,1980.] | |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Wooster Fighting Scots (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1976–1981) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Wooster | 30–9 | 12–5 | ||||||
| 1977 | Wooster | 31–6 | 12–1 | 1st (Northern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1978 | Wooster | 30–10 | 9–3 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1979 | Wooster | 40–8–1 | 10–2 | 1st (Northern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1980 | Wooster | 45–7 | 12–2 | 1st (Northern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1981 | Wooster | 37–8–1 | 12–2–1 | 1st (Northern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Wooster: | 213–48–2 | 67–15–1 | |||||||
| Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1982–1983) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Kent State | 35–23 | 8–8 | 3rd (Eastern) | |||||
| 1983 | Kent State | 44–16 | 6–9 | 4th (Eastern) | |||||
| Kent State: | 79–39 | 14–17 | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1984–2005) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Indiana | 44–20 | 6–9 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 1985 | Indiana | 57–19–1 | 8–8 | T-2nd (East) | |||||
| 1986 | Indiana | 43–17 | 7–9 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1987 | Indiana | 43–17 | 7–9 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1988 | Indiana | 39–19 | 11–17 | 8th | |||||
| 1989 | Indiana | 34–26 | 5–23 | 10th | |||||
| 1990 | Indiana | 30–27–1 | 14–14–1 | T-5th | |||||
| 1991 | Indiana | 38–23–1 | 15–12 | T-3rd | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1992 | Indiana | 35–20 | 14–14 | 5th | |||||
| 1993 | Indiana | 38–21 | 15–12 | 4th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 1994 | Indiana | 33–23 | 12–16 | T-7th | |||||
| 1995 | Indiana | 33–23 | 12–16 | T-8th | |||||
| 1996 | Indiana | 43–18 | 18–8 | 2nd | Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1997 | Indiana | 33–22 | 8–16 | 8th | |||||
| 1998 | Indiana | 29–27 | 14–14 | 5th | |||||
| 1999 | Indiana | 37–17 | 14–14 | 5th | |||||
| 2000 | Indiana | 29–27 | 9–19 | 10th | |||||
| 2001 | Indiana | 24–31–1 | 7–19 | 10th | |||||
| 2002 | Indiana | 35–20 | 15–14 | 4th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Indiana | 34–22 | 16–15 | 6th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 2004 | Indiana | 25–30 | 9–22 | 10th | |||||
| 2005 | Indiana | 26–30 | 9–23 | 10th | |||||
| Indiana: | 782–504–4 | 245–323–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 1074–583–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Robert Morgan Minor League Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Hall of Fame Inductee-Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame, Hancock County Hall of Fame.